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A Hanging I'm New Mexico.

SANTA FE, April 25.-Governor Ross
has signed the death warrant Of James
Anderson and Theodore Baker, two of
the four condemned murdrrers now in
the Territorial Penitentiary. The ex-
ecution will take place next Friday.
Thomasson and O'Donnell, the remain.
ing two, are respited for two weeks,
until the Governor can consider their
On9es
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Nhcrman Dcnies It.

NEW YoRK, April rs. Senator Sher.
man, who is here on visit, pronoupces
the story to kidnap him in Cuba, . huge
Joke. There was nothing in his exper-
ience in Cuba, to give the slightest
foundation to the story.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

BUFFALO, April 25.-Iu reply to tel
egram of inquiry as to the truth of the
statement that Colonel Dorsheimer had
seen letter written by President Cleve.
land positively refusing to be candi.
date for second term, Dorsheimer said
to-day: "There is no truth in the state.
ment. l never saw the letter men.
toned"
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Condition ar Momtreal.

MONTREAL, April 25.--The water Of !.
the st. Lawrence is slowly subsiding, bu
it is feared that the ice gorge may
break at any moment and cause further
damage.
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Case OF Prewett.

HoLLIsTER, April 25.-The case of
John T. Prewett, for the murder of DR..
Powers, in September, 1855. was called
to-day. and the trial set for July IL.
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Russian norder war.

BOMBAY, April 25.-The Ghilzais have
defeated the Ameer's troops and killed
one hundred of them at Babso Castle,
near Khelah.
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UnaeIiverea Husssasss.

UnaeltveRea MeesaGes.
kilograms remain upcallsd fur q ~
Western Union Telegraph ol1oe, for
want Of propsr address: s. D. Critten-
den, b. MsAvsry Z Co., n. Srsncss.
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Extrn INV HOOD Horse Races.

Extra D0y BLOOD HOrfe Races.
SAN Francisco, April 25.-Following
are the entries for the first extra day
Blood Horse Races of tomorrow: Three.
quarter, all ages-Jou Jou, ll5; Berty
R., ITO; Miss Hooker, 100; Adeline. ST.;
Modesto, so; Ninena, 81; Sir Thad, l05:
Nelson, ITO.
Heats nine.sinteenhts of q mile, all
ages-Lost Boy, ITO; Ida Ferguson,
ITO; Joe Chamberlain. 100; Certiorari,
100. .-.. ...
Eleven. sixteenths of mile, two.year.
olds--Percatillo, 100; Geraldine, lO7;
Mother Hubbard. Fusilades' Last PEREZ
grine, Surinam, all 100.
Handicap, mile and quarter. all agas
-Jou Jou, ia; Argo, ITO; Binnette.
ITO; Cleveland, 100; Ell Dorado. l0S;
Del Nor,e. lO3; G. H. Todd, 95; Rath.
bone, 95; Dave Douglass, 80; Lie Clark,
30: Bolero, 75.
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Our Nobility and NeigfbOrtnG
Royalty.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-This
morning Queen Kapioni and Princess
Linokalani visited the United States
mint and were conducted through that
establishment by Superintendent Law.
ton. This afternoon Senators Stanford,
J ones and Williams, Warner Miller of
New York, General Howard and Col
lector Hager. paid their respects to Her
Majesty at the Palace.
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Lost Prie.aI,a.a

hoME, April 25.-Is is reported that
Dr. McGiynn will be suspended from his
PASTORAL functions.
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wading Through Indictments,

Wading Through Indictments.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The case of
Jacob Sharp, indicted on twenty-sne
counts for bribery, came up for trial be.
fore Judge Van Brunt to-day. District
Attorney MARITIME moved for trial on
one of the Indictments to be set for
Monday next. The court finally set
May llth as the date for trial, and the
motion to quash the indictments will be
heard next Friday.
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Ten Years TO Sol Barth, ora. T.

PRESCOTT, A. T., April 26.-At the
term of Court just closed in Apache
County, Arizona, Sol Barth, a merchant
in st. Johns, and reputed to be one OF
the wealthiest men in that county. was
convicted of forgery and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary. His
crime consisted of raising county war.
rants, after being issued by the Board OF
Supervisors. His speculation in this
way amounted to several thousand dol
lars. His brother, Nathan Barth. olso
a merchant, has been arrested charged
with attempt to bribe the jury.
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Henry Gorge Is Coming.

SAN Francisco, April ga special
to the Bulletin from New York says that
Henry George oontemplates a lecture
tour through California shortly.
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Death of a Lifelong clerk.

WASHINGTON, April 25.--James Fl.
Marr, Chief Clerk to First Assistant Post.
master General died this morning. He
had been Chief Clerk since 1869.
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Royal Jubilee i'm Canadn

OTTAWA, April 25.--June 22d is OFF,
cially set apart as the day for observing
the Royal Jubilee in Canada.
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NOT GLADSTONE.
Mr. Da mrOn has Brought mo
Suit for that Lovely Place.

MR.. Da mron has Brought NO
Suit for that Lovely Place.
The papers yesterday stated that j.
M. Damron, ESQ, had braught suit
against Messrs. Boyce and Richards for
q one-third interest in the newly started
and incompatible town of Gladstone.
MIR. Damron states to the HERALD that
it is a mistake. He has brought suit
against the gentlemen mentioned for an
interest in piece of land, but it has no
connection whatever with glorious Glad.
stone. 1t is expected that this suit will
shortly be Withdrawn. AS matter of
justice to all parties concerned the
HERALD takes pleasure in making this
correction.
Since the above was written, the fol-
lowing statement has been handed in by
Mr.. Damron, which puts everything at
rest:
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Prospects For n Dark Horse.

SAN Francisco, April 25.-The Calls
Washington special says: The appoint
ment of Postmaster at Los Angeles
remains in allegiance. When publicity
was given to the fact that Sydney Lacey
had been endorsed by Senator Hearst
for the place. other applications for the
place poured in. Among the leading
candidates are Captain w. A. Barrett,
w. P. Matthews and Bank Commission.
er Potts. The President has discovered
that some gentlemen in Los Angeles
have indorsed more than one OF the can.
didates who have applied for the office
and he is embarrassed to know whom to
appoint. 1t is doubtful if be will choose
any of the candidates who have applied
for the place. He will probably select
Poftmaster from among the leading
Democrats of the city who are not seek.
ing the Office.
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weather Probabilities.

BAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-Indications
for twenty.four hours commencing at A
A. N. April 26, California, fair weather,
followed by scattered showers in north
era portion.
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Contcctures on Freight Rates.


SAN Francisco. April 25.-Railroad
officials here state that they are pleased
with the action of the Interstate Com.
mission, but they could not as yet say
what effect the action would have upon
their freight rates. In speaking of the
subject, one of the officials said: "This
particular section (the long and short
haul clause) of the Interstate act was
the cause of the he avy advance in over.
land through freights, and its suspension
will, of course, rebound to the benefit Of
the shippers. Prior to April lst we
were obliged to make an entire new
freight schedule to comply with the
new law, but whether we will carry
freight at the old rate is something that
will not he determined for few days at
least. Without speaking authoritatively
or on behalf OF the company, l au in.
clined to think that the old rates will
be established at once"
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The matters in dispute and litigation
between myself and II. FL Boyce and
G. j. Richards. affecting the title to Ger.
tain property near Gladstone, have been
adjusted and settled to the satisfaction
of all parties.
The title to said property is in said
Fl. H. Boyce and c. j. Richards, and l
now have no claim upon said lands or
any portion thereof; and. in view OF
such settlement, ! have dismissed the
suit against said persons voluntarily. /
state most emphatically that the Glad
stone Improvement Company is not and
was not in any way interested in said
property, so far as know, nor did said
suit in any way affect the title to any
property of said company.
Dated April 25, 1887.
J. M. DAMRoN.
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Trade Laborers, Interests.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.-The city
representatives of thirty.one trades
unions assembled yesterday in response
to'the invitation of the Cigar Makers
Union to devise plan whereby the
interests Of trade laborers can best be
advanced. The Credential Committees
report which was adopted, recommended
the admission of the twenty-four dele
gates present and the exclusion of the
five delegates from the Council q Feder'
ated Trades, the Butchers Protective
Union, the German Butchers Union and
the Musicians Reciprocats Union. The
organization is to be known as the
Trades Union Mutual Alliance, and will
be governed by an Executive Committee
of fifteen. lis object is to assist all
white workingmen in their struggles
against Chinese labor. The following
officers were elected: President, Her
man Guttstadt; Vice President, w.
Ayling; Secretary, Hamilton II. Dob.
bin. F. Morganthaler, who was elected
Treasurer, declined to serve.
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WHAT THE WORKERS WANT.

The Boss Carpenters Meet to Consider the
Demands of the Journeymen.
The boss carpenters of the city were we'll rep
resented at the meeting at the Builders Ex-
change last night to consider the demand Of the
journeymen for fewer hours and higher wages.
Conrad Bender presided, and Louis F. Burton
acted as secretary. A committee from the jour
neymen was present with William Taylor as
chairman, and presented the resolutions adopted
by the journeymen, which demand zine hours
for the working day and an increase of 10 per
cent over last years wages A resolution was
introduced acceding to the demands, but, after
a long and thorough discussion. it was laid on
the table for week. and q committee was
appointed to confer with the iourneymen and
ascertain if the majority Of them were in favor
Of but nine hours work.
Mr.. Bender, while he was In favor Of nine
hours work, believed that the majority of the
journeymen IN the city wanted to work ten. He
had tried to introduce the uine-hour system last
year, and his men, of their own accord went
back to the old system. The sentiment of the
meeting seemed to accord with his idea
The secretary of the exchange was instructed
to invite the planingmil men of the city the
meeting next Monday night 1t was announced
by the president that the lumbermen had agreed
TO sell to members Of the exchange 10 per cent
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Proceedings of the House.


WASHINGTON, Feb. z.-On motion of Mr.. Nell
for holding of terms of the United States Court
at Duluth, MINI.
Under the call of States large number of
Nils were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill with An amend
ment in the nature of a substitute, supplemental
to the Bowman act. referring private claims to
the Court of Claims. Mr.. Springer explained
that the bill merely provided that all private
claim bills. or petitions for the payment of
private claims, presented to Congress, shall be
referred to the Conrt of Claims for judicial as
certanment of the facts and report of those facts
to Congress.
After debate the motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill was lost-76 to 75-not the
necessary two-thrds vote in the affirmative.
Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill es establishing terms of
the United States Court at ST. Joseph, Hannibal
and Springfield, Mo- This bill gave rise to a
local fight in the Missouri delegation being
opposed vigorously by Messrs. Stone and Bland,
and as vigorously advocated by Messrs. Burnes
and Hatch. The motion was agreed to-184 to g
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania. moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the Senate bill fixing the
salaries of the judges of United States District
Courts at $1,000 Lost-yeas LA, nays l09-not
the necessary two thirds.
On motion of Mr.. Peters, of Kansas. the rules
were suspended and bill was passed granting
| to the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railroad
Company.
On motion Of Mr. Mavbury, of Michigan, the
| rules were suspended and Senate bill passed
appropriating 1925, 900 for the completion of the
public building at Detroit Mich Adjourned.
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THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court.

Room 1--Hon. Napoleon B. Taylor. Judge.
Julia j. Myrick VS.. Philip E. Myrick; divorce.
Cause dismissed.
William r. Ferry, administrator, vs. Horace
r. Allen ct al Damage for malpractice.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis G. Walker. Judge
Anna Edmunds VS.. George T. Edmunds; di-
vorce Dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Isaac N. Pattison VS.. Thomas II. Butler; note.
Dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Isaac III. Roll VS. Charles e. Roll ct al; fore
closure Dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Indianapolis Water Company VS.. Commission
ers of Marion County; account Dismissed and
costs paid.
JOS r. Overstreet vs. Albert D. Bowen; re-
Ownership. On trial by the court
GENERAL TERM DECISIONS
The Superior Court met in general term, yes
terday morning, and placed the. following opin-
ions on file:
1910 Chauncey Butler ct al vs. Sarah A.
Bateman ct al Affirmed per curiam Appeal
taken.
935. Macmillan Straussman VS.. Francis S.
McKernan ct al Affirmed as to judgment for
Mrs. Straussman. Reversed as to decree quiet
943 John T. Barnett vs. l., B. & w. Rail
way Company. Affirmed per curtain. Appeal
taken.
953 Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany vs. John B. Witte Affirmed per curtain.
955. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany vs. Richard L. Talbot ct al. Affirmed pei
curtain.
956 Gabriel E. Phillipy ct al vs. David S
Phillipy ct al Affirmed per curtain. Appea
taken.
962 Roswell S. Hill vs.. John c. New AT
frmed per curiam. Appeal taken.
| 968. Margaret M. Howe VS.. VIM. II. Lewis
| Affirmed per curiam. Appeal taken.
NEW SUITS
| Simon T. Lewis ct al VS.. James W. Draper
complaint on affidavit and bond in attachment
| Demand, 81. 000
| Elmaza Wise vs. William J. Long, George W
! Baily, Samuel Moore and David Davis suit fo
| damages Demand 49, 900.
Alfred 81. Plymate vs. William Leeper ct al.
complaint to quiet title.
| Marshall Field ct al. vs. Charles o. Lehman
| suit account. Demand, $3.50
Willis D. Rybolt vs. Samuel Mclaughlin
complaint to foreclose mortgage. Demand, 81,
| 500
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cheaper than to outsiders The object is to in
duce all the contractors of the city to become
members of the exchange
Trouble Among the Plasterers.

Trouble Among the Plasterers.
ane 1onrneymen plasterers held a meeting
yesterday afternoon. and considered the refusal
OF the boss plasterers to accede to their demand
FOR nine hours work. with eight hours on Satur-
day. and 30 cents per hour pay. 1t was decided
to work for no less, and unless the bosses will
come 70 their demand they will refuse to do any
work The bosses seem determined to stand by
their proposal to pay 80 1-3 cents per hour, and
let the men work as many hours as they desire,
ana II 10 said, threaten to import workmen
unless the city journeymen agree to their terms
There is already considerable work on hands,
and prospect of much more soon
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have passes. don't believe that three Of that
party would have made the trip had they been
obliged to pay their fare" He added: This
morning had on my train into Cincinnati nine
passengers through from Chicago; eight Of them
had passes, and this is the way it goes from
night to night 1t is surprise when we have on
one of the through Chicago coaches four or five
paying passengers. But when these passes are
first to feel it, as they seldom fail to get their
money out of the travelling public, as / do not
see Pullman pass three times a month"
The division freight agents Of the Pennsyl
vania lines have been furnished copy Of the
interstate commerce bill, with the request that
they examine it and return the copy to the COM
pany with any suggestions they have to make.
These suggestions, together with those coming
from the division freight agents Of other trunk
lines, will be considered by the trunk line execu
tive committee, and after that body shall have
condensed these suggestions and formed them
into interrogatories. to be propounded to the
commissioners under the interstate commerce
Dill, they will be taken up and revised by the
trunk-ilne presidents before their final sub
mission to the commissioners.
The examination of watches of conductors and
engineers on the c., st. L. e. P. is progressing
slowly. There are some three hundred watches
TO be examined, and about one hundred and
nifty have been examined Fully so per cent
are condemned. The idea of the company is to
require every man in their employ to have q
reliable time keeper. Some amusing incidents
connected with the examination are related
One big, honestlooking man who lid just been
promoted to engineers seat came in the first
OF the week. He had an old-fashioned watch
that might have kept good enough time to run a
country school on. but certainly wasn't the kind
of a time piece the accuracy of which you
would want to trust your life When it was con-
demned the man took it good naturally. eff
| 1t isn't reliable" said he, II don't want it. |
| run AS much risk as the passengers do" That
| man is now the possessor of one of the finest
| watches on the road Another man. who had
| a couple of days ago. II want my watch right.
| he said, because for the past two years have
| been firing for man who was careless about
his time-plece that lived in sort of perpetual
| fear. He had an old Water bury, and he always
| carried it in his pants pocket" The movement
| of the Panhandle road is something of ex
| pertinent If it is successful it will in all proba
bility be adopted by all the other roads of the
| Pennsylvania system.
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THE FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.

The Senate Passes Bills Providing for Ord
nance and Coast Defenses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE credentials OF
Francis B. Stockbridge as Senator from Michi-
gan were presented.
Resolutions of the Kansas Legislature for the
organization Of the Territory of Oklohoma were
also presented and referred to the committee on
Territories
Mr.. Plumb who presented duplicate of these
resolutions, said that the legislation asked
for was, IN his opinion in accordance with the
highest public policy; but. according to the re-
peated positions not only Of the executive, but of
the Attorney general. and practically of Congress-
there remained in certain Indian tribes an inter
est in the lands sought to be opened to settle
ment; and before that difficulty could be removed
negotiations of come kind should take place. He
had read long opinion OF the subject from the
secretary OF the Interior. and stated his con-
ciuslon to be that, until the President Carried
out the provision of the existing law authorizing
MIN TO enter into such negotiations, there
could be no valid settlement in the Indian Ter
ritory.
Mr. Teller, from the committee on public
lands. reported a bill granting certain lands to
the city of Colorado Springs for a water reser-
voir Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Hoar presented m emeriai of the Ma
sio1Ai OooAu Oi 1rduo III AaVoF OIL Seuerdi
bankruptcy law
The Senate being about to take up House bills
On the calendar, Mr.. Hawley moved to proceed
TO consideration of the bill to encourage the
manufacture of steel for modern army ordnance,
armor and other army purposes, and to provide
heavy ordnance adapted TO modern army war
fare he said he had given notice. several days
ago, that he would make this motion He was
pushed forward to it by the committee on coast
defenses the committee on military affairs and
the general sentiment of the Senate, he believed,
and or the country, he knew
The motion was agreed to--yeas 30, nays 81
and the bill was taken up for action. Several
amendments reported by the committee en-
coast defenses were agreed to. and, after an ex-
PLANTATION on some points of detail, the bin was
passed without division.
The Senate then proceeded. under a special
order, to the consideration of House bills the
calendar to which there was no objection
Twenty bills were passed. among them che fol-
lowing: To amend the act of Feb &c, 1885. to
prohibit the i'm portation and immigration of for
eigners and aliens under contract to perform
| labor to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Tradewater river by the Ohio Valley
| Railway Company; to amend Section of the act
| of June 10, $780, in relation to immediate trans
| portation of dutiable goods
| message from the House requesting a eerti-
| fed copy OF the Chinese indemnity bill 1.-THE
original being lost mislaid) was presented and
ordered to be complied with.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
| Eads Tehuantepec bill, and Mr.. Morgan con.
| cluded his speech in support Of it; and after an
| executive session the Senate adjourned.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county. Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending M. Feb. T. 1887 as furnished by Elliott g.
Butler, abstracters of titles Room % tna Building
George P. Bissell, trustee, to Mary Shee-
hen, lot s, in Catharine Bobbs's subdi-
vision .---...-......-...-....- $4,000
F. NJ. Churchman ct al to Henry NJ. Tai
bott parts of lots 5 and g. in square SO,
in indianapolis. .....--.,......... 100000
Jackson Landers, receiver to William
G. WATSON. part of lot So and all of 81
to A inclusive. and part of A. in J.
H. Mckernan s subdivision of outlot %,
in indianapolis. ....-....-- 425oo
VIM. w. Swing and wife to Patrick H. Nc
Nelis. part of lot As in Blackford's
subdivision of outlet 1913, in Indianapo-
Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
Amelia b. Mansur ct al. to Jos. A. Moore,
part of lot g. in square A, in Indianap
The heirs of Jas. II. Mckernan, deceased,
ct al. to Zacharah Senior, part of lot 8.
in S. Yandess subdivision of Eckert's
heirs subdivision of part of outot 131,
in Indianapolis ....... 10000
Conveyances 6; consideration. SIS, 1890
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100000
A Spirited but Bioodless Battle.

Andy Van Meter Alexander Williams and
James Smith. all colored, went into the negro
resort at No. 204 East Pearl street, yesterday
afternoon, and. after getting drunk, began to
fight Several shots We're fred before the po-
lice heard of the trouble. and when they
reached the house the men were knocking and
shooting in manner that looked as if some one
would surely be killed The men were arrested
on the charge of drunkenness and rioting.
They are known to the officers as a very bad lot,
and have given much trouble in the past.
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New Evidence About CoDaughton's Murder.
The grand jury met yesterday, and examined
twenty-five witnesses during the day. It is
stated that some new evidence in the Conaughton
murder case has developed. and that the jury
will 90 into another investigation of the case